Pochanska O. Administrative and Legal Provision of the Rights of Citizens Sentenced to Imprisonment in Ukraine

The dissertation is focused on a comprehensive analysis of the content and peculiarities of administrative and legal provision of the rights of citizens sentenced to criminal punishment in the form of imprisonment in Ukraine. The content and peculiarities of the legal status of persons serving a criminal punishment in the form of deprivation of liberty have been determined. A historical and legal analysis of legal provision of the rights of persons sentenced to imprisonment in Ukraine has been carried out. The modern legal principles of ensuring the rights of citizens sentenced to imprisonment in Ukraine have been considered; and the place of administrative and legal regulation among them has been established. The system of subjects providing the rights of citizens sentenced to imprisonment in Ukraine has been established, their main tasks, functions and administrative powers have been determined. The content and peculiarities of the current state of administrative and legal provision and the realization of the rights and freedoms of citizens serving the criminal punishment in the form of imprisonment in Ukraine have been revealed. Administrative and legal mechanism of ensuring the rights of convicts, features of their normative and legal, organizational and legal guarantees have been worked out. The content and types of international and legal standards for the treatment of prisoners and their possible application in the national legislation of Ukraine have been determined. The main tendencies of the development of national legislation concerning the regulation of the legal status of citizens sentenced to imprisonment have been summarized. The author has suggested the areas to improve the interaction between the subjects of ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens sentenced to imprisonment in Ukraine.